New genomic research shows widespread hybridization among North American giraffes in zoos and private ranches, diminishing their conservation value. Wild giraffes can’t afford to lose their backups.

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some cases, those animals represent valuable "assurance ...

A global authority on endangered species says the giraffe could become extinct. — -- The world's tallest land mammal is now in danger of becoming extinct in the wild, a global authority on ...

Utah's Hogle Zoo announced Thursday morning their 8-year-old giraffe, Minka, is expecting her first calf in February.

The number of giraffes has decreased by nearly 30% since the 1980s, per the Giraffe Conservation Foundation Arthur Morris/Getty/Stock Image Giraffes need new protections under the United States ...

Wonkito is back, and the wild giraffe is looking stronger than ever. According to Philip J. Briggs, a conservationist and nature photographer, Wonkito is a wild giraffe with a "dramatically crooked ...

Giraffes need new protections under the United States Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed on Wednesday, Nov. 20. West African, Kordofan and Nubian giraffes ...